THE STAMP OF HEAVEN
by
JULIA ROBB
Genre: Historical Fiction / Civil War
Publisher: self-published
Date of Publication: February 19, 2019
Number of Pages: 196
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The Union Army wants former Confederate Army general Beau Kerry for alleged war crimes, but he’s hiding out where the Yankees least expect to find him: in the United States Cavalry. Beau is fighting Apaches out West and praying nobody recognizes his famous face.
But Lieutenant Kerry's luck changes when he runs into Sergeant Ike Jefferson and says, "The last time I saw you, I had you bent over a barrel and I was whipping you.” Ike is not only Beau's best friend (or worst enemy, depending on the day), he's Beau's former slave -- and Ike knows there’s a $5000 price on Beau’s head.
Caroline Dietrich has vengeance on her mind. Married to Colonel Wesley Dietrich, the Union fort commander, Caroline believes the best path to getting revenge against the Yankees, her husband included, is seducing her husband’s officers. Especially Beau.
From the killing fields of the Civil War, to the savagery of the Indian wars, the characters are also battling each other and searching for what it means to be human.
5-STAR PRAISE FOR THE STAMP OF HEAVEN:
"Her characters are vivid, relatable, and endearing. She brings to life the rigors of frontier duty, the harsh beauty of west Texas, and the complexity of war and reconciliation. A must read!”
"Julia Robb creates a masterful tale of friendship, loyalty, cowardice, deceit, and redemption in this fascinating story set in the aftermath of the War Between the States...Not a simple western yarn, this novel will keep you thinking and asking the Big Questions long after you finish reading it.”
ELEVEN FACTOIDS FOUND
IN RESEARCHING
THE STAMP OF
HEAVEN
BY JULIA ROBB
1. What is a striker, as they were called in
the U.S. Army?
A soldier servant, always a private. They cooked, they watched
the kids, they did whatever an officer and an officer’s wife wanted them to
do.
2. What
was the worst thing about serving at Camp Grant, Arizona Territory, in 1870 or
so?
The buildings were built of unplastered adobe, and scorpions
would often fall from the ceilings. You could be sleeping and wake up to
horrible pain, not on your head or face, hopefully.
3. When
Apaches attacked Anglos, what were the Apaches called?
A killing party
4.
Did 19th century Americans practice dental hygiene and if so, what did they
use?
Yes indeed, they used toothbrushes made with pig bristles, among
other things, and dental powder made with chalk, sugar, and peppermint or
cloves.
5. What
was an Apache camp called?
A rancheria
6. What
was one of the worst afflictions for cavalry riding through the desert?
Sweat running into a soldier’s eyes. Even when a soldier wiped
his forehead, and tied a bandana above the eyebrows, after a time even that
couldn’t keep the sweat out, and it made the soldier’s eyes burn so painfully
it was hard to see.
7. What
were the Confederates often called?
Secesh
8.
Who was the most famous composer of 19th century American music?
Stephen Foster, who wrote “Swanee River,” “Beautiful Dreamer,”
“De Camptown Races,” “Old Black Joe,” “Old Folks at Home,” “Oh! Susanna,” “I
Dream of Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair.”
9. What
was the name of the newspaper owned and published by Frederick Douglass?
The
North Star
10.
What weapon was most common among Union cavalry during the Indian Wars?
The carbine
11.
What did 19th century Americans call railroads?
The cars
Julia Robb is a former journalist who writes novels set in Texas. She’s written Saint of the Burning Heart, Scalp Mountain, Del Norte, The Captive Boy, and The Stamp of Heaven.
Julia grew up on the lower Great Plains of Texas and lived in every corner of the Lone Star State, from the Rio Grande to the East Texas swamps.
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